Nationwide incidence of endophthalmitis among the general population and the subjects at risk of endophthalmitis in Italy

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 366-371

  Cedrone, Claudio ^a   Ricci, Federico ^a   Regine, Federico ^a   Cerulli, Angelica ^a   Palma, Stefano ^b   Culasso, Franco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; General population; Incidence; Italy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DATA BASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; EYEBALL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; IRIS; ITALY; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA SURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITRECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57449101903     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580802399086     Document Type: Article

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